Cover-holder for pots.



J. R. W. MENC-ER.

COVER HOLDER FOR POTS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2,1914.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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J. R. W. MENGER.

COVER HOLDER FOR POTS APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1914,.

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed Januar 2, 1914.. Serial no. 809,818.

. Be it known that I, JOSEP R. MEN- enn, a citizen of the United States,and a l resident of Red Bank, in the county of Monmouth and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCover-Holders for Pots, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cover holders for pots.

a One object of the invention is to provide a cover holder ofinexpensive construction to fit various sizes of pots or other receptacles of similar nature through which holder the cover may be retained inplace while the receptacle is turned over for the purpose of strainingthe contents such as potatoes, etc.

Another object is to provide cover holder units, two of which may beapplied .to fit diflerent sized receptacles and be adjustablyheldithereon adjacent the bead at any desired distance from each other.

Still another object is to provide in. a holder of this character.meanswhereby a spoon or similar utensil may beheld 1n fixed position inthe receptacle.

hel'din position for straining. Fig. 4 lllus- Further objects andadvantages will appear from the following l detailed description and thefeatures of novelty will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 a pot and showing the manner inwhich the same serves as aspoon rest. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thecover holder applied to a pot illustrating the manner in which the coveris retained in placeandfurther illustrating the manner inwhich the spoonis held. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a pot provided with my improvedcover holder 7 trates the cover holder with a' modified form of spoonrest. Fig. 5 is a front view of a .wire holder made according to myinvention. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the holder shown in Fig.5,'taken along the line 88.

Figi 7 is a still further modification showing a cover holder made ofvery thin sheet I ceptacle.

metal with reinforcing ribs formed therein.

Fig. 8 is a section taken along the line 10-10 of Fig. 7.

Referring in detail to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the cover holder may bestamped of spring sheet metal and consists of a body portion 1 which isadapted to contact the outer surface ofthe receptacle. On each side ofsaid body portion are spring ears 2 which are adapted to snap over thebead 3 of the pot and clamp the sides thereof below the bead. Betweenthe ears 2 and extending upward from the body 1, is a neck 4, having aninwardly bent portion a which snaps under the head of the pot, and inconjunction with the ears serves to rigidly clamp the holder firmly tothe pot. Due to the resiliency of the spaced ears and the neck, thedevice curved contour of the receptacle. Integral with the neck is ahead portion 5 which is bent outwardly and then inwardly to over lap theedge of the receptacle and the lower surface thereof is raised above theupper edge of the wall a suflicient distance to allow of the insertionof a cover 6 therebetween.

The head portion 5 being also resilient will is a plan view of the coverholder applied to admit of the insertion of various shaped covers. Atthe end of the head portion 5, I preferably form an extension 7 and forma jaw 8 therein to act as a holding means for a spoon as illustrated. Itwill thus be seen that when the cover is'not used and it e is necessaryto use a spoon from time to time the spoon in fixed position and preventit from sliding down to the bottom of the re- It will be noted that theholder may be adjusted to any position upon the the latter against thecover merely tends to.

hold the same more firmly in place as clearly. appears fromFig. 3.VVith-the cover thusapplied to the pot, all danger of scalding the handsis eliminated when the material in the receptacle is steaming and it. isdesired todraw off'the liquid. To facilitate the removal of the holderfrom the receptacle, I form an inwardly projecting transverse tailportion 9 upon the body which may be conveniently grasped and by pushingupward thereupon the holder may easily be re movedi This tail portionforms the point of contact of thebody of the holder with the pot, thusspacing the body of the holder away therefrom. It will be seen,therefore, that no matter how the curvature of the pot may vary theholder will. engage thesame at predetermined points calculated to firmlyhold the holder to. the pot.

In Fig. l, I have shown the improved holder formed with a. modifiedsocket for the spoon. The extension 30 of the head portion 31. isprovided with a shallow recess 32 adjacent to the edge of the wall ofthe receptacle. The spoon may be snapped into the recess past therounded end. of the extension 30.

In Eigs. 5' and 6, I have illustrated a wire cover holder having ears40, head 41, body portion 4-2. and a socket for a spoon 43, all I asshown in the foregoing forms.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have illustrated a cover holder made. of thinnersheet metal than the holder shown in the other forms and provide thesamewith ribs 60 stamped out of the material to act as stiffening means. Inthis form, there is therefore a saving of material and suificientstiffness is obtained by reason ofthe' ribs.

It will'thus be. seen that I have provided a cover holder for pots andother receptacles ofv similar character which may be adjustably appliedto the wall of receptacles of wire without departing from my. invention.

VVhenthe cover is not inuse, and it isnecessary to use a spoon forstirring the contents out of an integral piece of spring metal com risina bod ortion the lower end of which is inturned to abut the outside wall1 of the receptacle, three prong shaped members extending from saidbody'member, the two outside prongs being overturned so as to straddleand grip the wall of the receptacle and the middle. prong beingbent toform a shoulderfor engaging the bead of the receptacle and the remainingportion of the prong being bent so as to overhang the wall and be spacedtherefrom constituting asocket for thereception of the edge of thecover.

2. A cover holder for receptacles made out of an integral piece ofspring metal comprising a body portion, the lower end of which isinturned to abut the outside wall of the receptacle, three prongshapedmembers extending from said body member substantially parallel to eachother, the two outside prongs being bent so asto straddle and clamp thewall of the receptacle, the tip of each of said outsideiprongs beingbent outwardly so as to be out of contact with the inside surface of thewall, and the middle prong being bentinwardly to form a shoulder whichengages the bead of the receptacle and the remaining portion. of theprong being bent so as to overhang the wall and be spaced therefromconstituting a socket forthe receptionof the edge of the cover.

3. A cover holder for receptacles made outofl an integral piece ofspring wire bent to form a body comprising two spaced U shaped members,the lower end of said body members being; bent inwardly to contact theoutside surface ofthewall of'the receptacle,.a prong extending from theouter branch of each body member. adapted to straddle and clamp thewall, and a loop extending from the inside branches of the body members,said loop being bent so as to form a shoulder for engaging. the bead andthe end of said loop beingbent to overhang the wall of' the receptacleand be spaced therefrom to constitute asocket for the insertion of theedge of the cover.

4:. A cover holder for receptacles made out of an integral pieceofspring wire bent into two spaced substantially parallel loops which areadapted to engage the outside surface of the wall ofthe receptacle, anoverturned prong extending from the outside branches of the loops andstraddling the Wall to' clamp the same, the end of said prongs beingbent upwardly out of contact With the Wall, a loop connecting the twofirst mentioned loops and bent so as to form a rounded shoulder forengaging the bead of the receptacle, the remaining portion of the.

loop being bent to overhang the Wall and spaced from the edge thereof toconstitute Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

